#1 of 2,055 Highest-grossing sci-fi movie ever
2009 · Action, Adventure
$2.9B worldwide
$785.2M US & Canada · 27% $2.1B elsewhere · 73%
Sci-Fi box office · All time
Highest-Grossing Sci-Fi Movies of All Time, Page 13
Avatar (2009) is the highest-grossing sci-fi movie in our database, with $2.9B worldwide, ahead of Avengers: Endgame (2019) at $2.8B and Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026) at $2.5B. 2,055 sci-fi films in our database report a worldwide gross, $175.8B in all, 40% of it from the US & Canada. 28 films crossed $1 billion and 362 crossed $100 million. By language, English leads with $164.1B across 1,359 sci-fi releases.
- films with a reported gross
- 2,055
- combined worldwide
- $175.8B
- films crossed $100M
- 362
- earned in the US & Canada
- 40%
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All 2,055 Sci-Fi Movies, Ranked by Worldwide Gross
Ranks 601 to 650 of 2,055. Lifetime worldwide grosses in US dollars, not adjusted for inflation; domestic means the US & Canada.
- 601
Mar 5, 2021 US and Canada: $13.3M Rest of the world: $13.2M Worldwide: $26.5M - 602
Sep 2, 2011 US and Canada: $17.7M Rest of the world: $8.5M Worldwide: $26.2M - 603
Dec 25, 1981 US and Canada: $26.2M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $26.2M - 604
Mar 16, 2013 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $26.1M - 605
Sep 19, 2014 US and Canada: $7.7K Rest of the world: $26M Worldwide: $26M - 606
Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX -Beginning- (2025)Feb 28, 2025 US and Canada: $1.2M Rest of the world: $24.8M Worldwide: $26M
Feb 28, 2025 · Japanese · Animation, Action, Adventure $26M worldwide - 607
Jul 1, 1987 US and Canada: $25.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.9M - 608
Feb 8, 2002 US and Canada: $19M Rest of the world: $6.9M Worldwide: $25.9M - 609
Jul 3, 2018 US and Canada: $525.3K Rest of the world: $25.1M Worldwide: $25.7M - 610
Aug 22, 1997 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: $313 Worldwide: $25.5M - 611
Aug 9, 1996 US and Canada: $25.5M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $25.5M - 612
Jul 10, 1981 US and Canada: $25.2M Rest of the world: $32K Worldwide: $25.3M - 613
Nov 23, 1988 US and Canada: $18.9M Rest of the world: $6.1M Worldwide: $25M - 614
Mar 21, 2015 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $25M - 615
Dec 22, 1978 US and Canada: $24.9M Rest of the world: $2.5K Worldwide: $24.9M - 616
Aug 20, 1999 US and Canada: $9M Rest of the world: $15.5M Worldwide: $24.4M - 617
Detective Conan: The Phantom of Baker Street (2002)Apr 20, 2002 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.4M Apr 20, 2002 · Japanese · Animation, Sci-Fi, Crime $24.4M worldwide - 618
The Witch: Part 1. The Subversion (2018)Jun 27, 2018 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $24.3M
Jun 27, 2018 · Korean · Action, Sci-Fi, Mystery $24.3M worldwide - 619
Aug 4, 1995 US and Canada: $24M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $24M - 620
Mar 6, 2026 US and Canada: $12.7M Rest of the world: $11.2M Worldwide: $23.9M - 621
May 21, 1982 US and Canada: $23.7M Rest of the world: $2.9K Worldwide: $23.7M - 622
Aug 8, 1980 US and Canada: $22.8M Rest of the world: $4.9K Worldwide: $22.8M - 623
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (1997)Jul 19, 1997 US and Canada: $1.3M Rest of the world: $21.3M Worldwide: $22.6M Jul 19, 1997 · Japanese · Animation, Sci-Fi, Drama $22.6M worldwide - 624
Mar 14, 2008 US and Canada: $11M Rest of the world: $11.5M Worldwide: $22.5M - 625
Jul 14, 1999 US and Canada: $16.6M Rest of the world: $5.7M Worldwide: $22.3M - 626
Kamen Rider OOO Wonderful: The Shogun and the 21 Core Medals (2011)Aug 6, 2011 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.3M Aug 6, 2011 · Japanese · History, Sci-Fi, Adventure $22.3M worldwide - 627
Dec 5, 2008 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22.2M - 628
Mar 15, 2013 US and Canada: $105.1K Rest of the world: $22.1M Worldwide: $22.2M - 629
Doraemon the Movie: Nobita’s Little Star Wars 2021 (2022)Mar 4, 2022 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $22M Mar 4, 2022 · Japanese · Sci-Fi, Family, Animation $22M worldwide - 630
Doraemon: Nobita and the Windmasters (2003)Mar 8, 2003 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21.8M Mar 8, 2003 · Japanese · Adventure, Family, Animation $21.8M worldwide - 631
Mar 4, 2005 US and Canada: $6.3M Rest of the world: $15.4M Worldwide: $21.7M - 632
Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)Sep 20, 1979 US and Canada: $21.7M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.7M
Sep 20, 1979 · English · Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi $21.7M worldwide - 633
Apr 17, 1987 US and Canada: $18.5M Rest of the world: $3.1M Worldwide: $21.6M - 634
Mar 13, 2026 US and Canada: $20M Rest of the world: $1.6M Worldwide: $21.6M - 635
Jun 6, 2025 US and Canada: $6.7M Rest of the world: $14.7M Worldwide: $21.4M - 636
Jul 23, 1993 US and Canada: $21.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.3M - 637
Jul 17, 1996 US and Canada: $21.1M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $21.1M - 638
Dec 28, 2009 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $21M - 639
May 28, 1993 US and Canada: $20.9M Rest of the world: $12.8K Worldwide: $20.9M - 640
Nov 12, 2004 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.8M - 641
Jun 25, 1982 US and Canada: $20.1M Rest of the world: $774.7K Worldwide: $20.8M - 642
Sep 25, 2009 US and Canada: $10.3M Rest of the world: $10.3M Worldwide: $20.6M - 643
Apr 26, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.6M - 644
Jul 6, 1990 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.3M - 645
The Incredible Shrinking Woman (1981)Jan 30, 1981 US and Canada: $20.3M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $20.3M Jan 30, 1981 · English · Sci-Fi, Family, Comedy $20.3M worldwide - 646
Jan 22, 2026 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.2M - 647
Aug 5, 2005 US and Canada: $1.4M Rest of the world: $18.8M Worldwide: $20.2M - 648
Apr 8, 2024 US and Canada: – Rest of the world: – Worldwide: $20.1M - 649
Mar 12, 1993 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: Worldwide: $19.9M - 650
Dec 25, 1980 US and Canada: $19.9M Rest of the world: $6 Worldwide: $19.9M
Archive
Sci-Fi Box Office Year by Year
Every year from 1933 to 2026 with its total and its biggest film. 2018 leads with $15.1B, led by Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
2020s 7 years · $37.1B
- 2026 so far $5.9B #1 Spider-Man: Brand New Day (2026)
- 2025 $4.9B #1 Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
- 2024 $6.9B #1 Deadpool & Wolverine (2024)
- 2023 $4.7B #1 Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023)
- 2022 $7.5B #1 Avatar: The Way of Water (2022)
- 2021 $6.2B #1 Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
- 2020 $912.4M #1 Tenet (2020)
2010s 10 years · $87.8B
- 2019 $10.3B #1 Avengers: Endgame (2019)
- 2018 $15.1B #1 Avengers: Infinity War (2018)
- 2017 $11.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017)
- 2016 $8.4B #1 Captain America: Civil War (2016)
- 2015 $10.2B #1 Star Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens (2015)
- 2014 $9.7B #1 Transformers: Age Of Extinction (2014)
- 2013 $8.6B #1 Iron Man 3 (2013)
- 2012 $5.6B #1 The Avengers (2012)
- 2011 $4.8B #1 Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
- 2010 $3.9B #1 Inception (2010)
2000s 10 years · $31B
- 2009 $7.9B #1 Avatar (2009)
- 2008 $3.2B #1 Iron Man (2008)
- 2007 $2.5B #1 Transformers (2007)
- 2006 $1.6B #1 X-Men: The Last Stand (2006)
- 2005 $3.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- 2004 $2.5B #1 Spider-Man 2 (2004)
- 2003 $3.4B #1 The Matrix Reloaded (2003)
- 2002 $3B #1 Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)
- 2001 $2.3B #1 The Mummy Returns (2001)
- 2000 $1.3B #1 X-Men (2000)
1990s 10 years · $12.5B
- 1999 $2.3B #1 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999)
- 1998 $1.9B #1 Armageddon (1998)
- 1997 $2.7B #1 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
- 1996 $1.5B #1 Independence Day (1996)
- 1995 $918.9M #1 Waterworld (1995)
- 1994 $555.9M #1 Stargate (1994)
- 1993 $199.7M #1 Demolition Man (1993)
- 1992 $456.9M #1 Alien 3 (1992)
- 1991 $819.7M #1 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
- 1990 $995.3M #1 Total Recall (1990)
1980s 10 years · $5.4B
- 1989 $1B #1 Back to the Future Part II (1989)
- 1988 $139.1M #1 Alien Nation (1988)
- 1987 $360.5M #1 Predator (1987)
- 1986 $504.9M #1 Aliens (1986)
- 1985 $654.3M #1 Back to the Future (1985)
- 1984 $693.3M #1 Ghostbusters (1984)
- 1983 $781.3M #1 Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
- 1982 $234.5M #1 Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
- 1981 $362.6M #1 Superman II (1981)
- 1980 $645.6M #1 Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
1970s 10 years · $2B
- 1979 $500.5M #1 Moonraker (1979)
- 1978 $341.8M #1 Superman (1978)
- 1977 $1.1B #1 Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
- 1976 $4.1M #1 Robot Taekwon V (1976)
- 1975 $3.9M #1 Bug (1975)
- 1974 $560.7K #1 The Terminal Man (1974)
- 1973 $27.2M #1 Sleeper (1973)
- 1972 $9.3M #1 Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
- 1971 $42.1M #1 A Clockwork Orange (1971)
- 1970 $19M #1 Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
1960s 8 years · $33.1M
- 1969 $171 #1 Night of the Bloody Apes (1969)
- 1968 $32.6M #1 Planet of the Apes (1968)
- 1967 $240.1K #1 Night of the Big Heat (1967)
- 1966 $36.5K #1 The Face of Another (1966)
- 1965 $180.7K #1 Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965)
- 1964 $492 #1 Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964)
- 1961 $90 #1 Mothra (1961)
- 1960 $5.9K #1 The Time Machine (1960)
1950s 9 years · $696.6K
- 1959 $12.1K #1 On the Beach (1959)
- 1958 $16.3K #1 Hare-Way to the Stars (1958)
- 1957 $30K #1 The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
- 1956 $3.7K #1 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)
- 1955 $291 #1 Godzilla Raids Again (1955)
- 1954 $594.6K #1 Godzilla (1954)
- 1953 $15K #1 Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century (1953)
- 1952 $15K #1 Water, Water Every Hare (1952)
- 1951 $9.6K #1 The Man in the White Suit (1951)